Toggle menu
Toggle preferences menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Editing Know Thy Enemy

From Battlestar Wiki, the free, open content Battlestar Galactica encyclopedia and episode guide
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Episode Data
{{Episode Data
| image= CAP - Know Thy Enemy - Barnabas Greeley's Self Flagellation.jpg
| image= Barnabus_Greeley.jpg
| series= cap
| series= cap
| title=Know Thy Enemy
| title=Know Thy Enemy
Line 25: Line 25:
| amazon SD=B003DAGW06
| amazon SD=B003DAGW06
| amazon HD=B003DAGW0G
| amazon HD=B003DAGW0G
|archives=y}}
}}




: ''[[Tomas Vergis]] comes to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] to seek vengeance on [[Daniel Graystone]] for two workers who were killed during the theft of his [[meta-cognitive processor]]. Sister [[Clarice Willow]] tries to steal [[Zoe Graystone]]'s [[Zoe-A|avatar]], a move that will [[Resurrection program|reveal her plan]] and gain attention from [[STO]] soldiers who now follow the reckless [[Barnabas Greeley]].''
: ''Tomas Vergis comes to Caprica to seek vengeance on Daniel Graystone for two workers who were killed during the theft of his meta-cognitive processor. Sister Clarice tries to steal Zoe Graystone's avatar, a move that will reveal her plan and gain attention from STO soldiers who now follow the reckless Barnabas Greeley.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Line 68: Line 68:


=== Act 5 ===
=== Act 5 ===
*Evelyn enters the Adama apartment with copies of Tad Thorean's Caprica City driver's license and high school ID.  She asks to look underneath a bandage at the [[There is Another Sky|tattoo on his chest]].  They both become awkwardly aware of their proximity to one another.
*Evelyn enters the Adama apartment with copies of Tad Thorean's Caprica City driver's license and high school ID.  She asks to look underneath a bandage at the [[There Is Another Sky|tattoo on his chest]].  They both become awkwardly aware of their proximity to one another.
*Talking over drinks in his living room, Daniel confidently rejects Vergis' offer for the C-Bucs and calls him out on his pretense of Caprican identity and allegiance, all a part of a scheme to win over Daniel's military contract.  Vergis does not lie about his desire for the contract, but he continues that his real goal is "to tear up your dream."  The two men killed during the break-in were close to him, "like brothers," so close that he served as ''no-ness'' to their children.  He rolls up his sleeve and shows Daniel a long row of Tauron tattoos covering his forearm, with two marks near the top indicating these children, who are now orphans.  Vergis pledges to take away the precious things in Daniel's life:  the C-Bucs, Graystone Industries, and more.
*Talking over drinks in his living room, Daniel confidently rejects Vergis' offer for the C-Bucs and calls him out on his pretense of Caprican identity and allegiance, all a part of a scheme to win over Daniel's military contract.  Vergis does not lie about his desire for the contract, but he continues that his real goal is "to tear up your dream."  The two men killed during the break-in were close to him, "like brothers," so close that he served as ''no-ness'' to their children.  He rolls up his sleeve and shows Daniel a long row of Tauron tattoos covering his forearm, with two marks near the top indicating these children, who are now orphans.  Vergis pledges to take away the precious things in Daniel's life:  the C-Bucs, Graystone Industries, and more.


Line 79: Line 79:
== Analysis ==
== Analysis ==
* In this episode, [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] confirms that her faction of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] intended to use [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]] as a means for achieving immortality, which she terms "[[apotheosis]]." This is a curious parallel to both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Joseph Adama]]'s own intents with the technology, as well as to the [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capabilities of the [[humanoid Cylon]]s. It is likely that this latter parallel is intentional and possibly connected, although it is also known from "[[No Exit]]" that the [[Final Five]] are responsible for (re)creating resurrection technology. Additionally, "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]" makes it clear that the [[Significant Seven]] do not know how the technology works. The difference is that the process of Cylon resurrection does not create a digital clone of a person's personality, but rather downloads the same personality back into a humanoid Cylon body. The duplication part of "apotheosis" parallels the existence of multiple copies of the Cylon models.  
* In this episode, [[Clarice Willow|Sister Clarice]] confirms that her faction of the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] intended to use [[Zoe-A|Zoe's avatar]] as a means for achieving immortality, which she terms "[[apotheosis]]." This is a curious parallel to both [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Joseph Adama]]'s own intents with the technology, as well as to the [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] capabilities of the [[humanoid Cylon]]s. It is likely that this latter parallel is intentional and possibly connected, although it is also known from "[[No Exit]]" that the [[Final Five]] are responsible for (re)creating resurrection technology. Additionally, "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]" makes it clear that the [[Significant Seven]] do not know how the technology works. The difference is that the process of Cylon resurrection does not create a digital clone of a person's personality, but rather downloads the same personality back into a humanoid Cylon body. The duplication part of "apotheosis" parallels the existence of multiple copies of the Cylon models.  
* Just prior to the attacks on the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] as shown in "[[The Plan]]," the [[Hybrid]] reporting on the progress of the attack utters the line "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning," possibly confirming a link between Clarice's aims and the evolution of the Cylon race.
* Just prior to the attacks on the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] as shown in "[[The Plan]]", the [[Hybrid]] reporting on the progress of the attack utters the line "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning," possibly confirming a link between Clarice's aims and the evolution of the Cylon race.
* Although [[Lacy Rand]]'s meeting with [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] appeared to be fruitless, it was not necessarily so. Barnabas revealed in the following conversation with [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]] that he is willing to work with Lacy, so long as he knows what she's up to.
* Although [[Lacy Rand]]'s meeting with [[Barnabas Greeley|Barnabas]] appeared to be fruitless, it was not necessarily so. Barnabas revealed in the following conversation with [[Keon Gatwick|Keon]] that he is willing to work with Lacy, so long as he knows what she's up to.
* It is possible, given the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]]'s interest in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s avatar program that they will attempt to create digital avatars of themselves, as well as dead people they know.
* It is possible, given the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]]'s interest in [[Zoe Graystone]]'s avatar program that they will attempt to create digital avatars of themselves, as well as dead people they know.
Line 85: Line 85:
* The STO are headed by a body called the Conclave, for which Barnabas acts as an enforcer.
* The STO are headed by a body called the Conclave, for which Barnabas acts as an enforcer.


== Questions ==
== Questions ==  
 
=== Answered ===
* Did [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] really obtain [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s avatar program? If so, will she and the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] make more avatars with it? ([[The Imperfections of Memory|Answer]])
* Did [[Clarice Willow|Clarice]] really obtain [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]'s avatar program? If so, will she and the [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] make more avatars with it? ([[The Imperfections of Memory|Answer]])
* Will the program ever be used to make more than one avatar of the same person? ([[Apotheosis (episode)|Answer]])
* Will the program ever be used to make more than one avatar of the same person?
* How does [[Tomas Vergis]] plan to ruin [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]? ([[End of Line|Answer]])
* Given the similarities between "apotheosis" (as described by Clarice's faction) and [[resurrection]] is there any connection between the two? If so are [[Zoe-A]] and [[Tamara-A]] related to the [[Significant Eight]]'s original selves (before they assumed [[humanoid Cylon|humanoid form]])?
** Will he succeed? ([[Things We Lock Away|Answer]])
* How does [[Tomas Vergis]] plan to ruin [[Daniel Graystone|Daniel]]?
* Will Vergis discover [[Joseph Adama]]'s connection to the robbery? If so, how will the [[Guatrau]] react? ([[Things We Lock Away|Answer]])
** Will he succeed?
* Will Vergis discover [[Joseph Adama]]'s connection to the robbery? If so, how will the [[Guatrau]] react?
* Does [[Zoe-A]] have an ulterior motive in befriending [[Philomon]] within the V-world? Or is she simply lonely? ([[The Imperfections of Memory|Answer]])
* Does [[Zoe-A]] have an ulterior motive in befriending [[Philomon]] within the V-world? Or is she simply lonely? ([[The Imperfections of Memory|Answer]])
* Will Philomon discover Zoe-A's true identity? If so, how will he react? ([[End of Line|Answer]])
* Will Philomon discover Zoe-A's true identity? If so, how will he react? ([[End of Line|Answer]])
* Will [[Evelyn]]'s relations with Joseph Adama advance beyond the professional? ([[False Labor|Answer]])
* Will [[Evelyn]]'s relations with Joseph Adama advance beyond the professional? ([[False Labor|Answer]])
* Is Barnabas Greeley mentally unstable?
* What makes Greeley such a fervent monotheist?
* Will the disagreement between the factions of the STO represented by Greeley and Willow come to a head? ([[Retribution|Answer]])
* Will the disagreement between the factions of the STO represented by Greeley and Willow come to a head? ([[Retribution|Answer]])
=== Unanswered ===
* What is a ''no-ness''?
* What is a ''no-ness''?
* Is Barnabas Greeley mentally unstable?
* What makes Greeley such a fervent monotheist?
* Given the similarities between "apotheosis" (as described by Clarice's faction) and [[resurrection]] is there any connection between the two? If so are [[Zoe-A]] and [[Tamara-A]] related to the [[Significant Eight]]'s original selves (before they assumed [[humanoid Cylon|humanoid form]])?


== Official Statements ==  
== Official Statements ==  
Line 131: Line 126:
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Episode List (Caprica)}}
{{Episode list (Caprica season 1)}}


[[Category:Episodes written by John Zinman]]
[[Category:Episodes written by John Zinman]]

To edit this page, please enter the words that appear below in the box (more info):

Refresh
Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

  [] · [[]] · [[|]] · {{}} · · “” ‘’ «» ‹› „“ ‚‘ · ~ | °   · ± × ÷ ² ³ ½ · §
     [[Category:]] · [[:File:]] · [[Special:MyLanguage/]] · <code></code> · <nowiki></nowiki> <code><nowiki></nowiki></code> · <syntaxhighlight></syntaxhighlight> · <includeonly></includeonly> · <noinclude></noinclude> · #REDIRECT[[]] · <translate></translate> · <languages/> · {{#translation:}} · <tvar|></> · {{DEFAULTSORT:}} · <categorytree></categorytree> · <div style="clear:both;"></div> <s></s>


Your changes will be visible immediately.
  • For testing, please use the sandbox instead.
  • On talk pages, please sign your comment by typing four tildes (~~~~).